OKCoin, a globally leading exchange that caters to over 110 countries, launched its expansion into Latin America this Thursday as revealed via a press release. Providing New Services As of November 15th, citizens in Argentina can invest the Argentine peso into major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin (LTC), Ripple (XRP), Stellar (XLM), and Zcash…

Across the world, countries are looking into regulating cryptocurrencies. Each space is handling regulation a little differently, with Asian markets leading the way towards adoption. Despite the volatility and lack of a regulatory framework, investors are getting involved in the world of digital assets. It’s because of consumer interest that groups such as the Hong…

Despite the current legal issues developer Ripple Labs is suffering through LINK, CEO Brad Garlinghouse took time to speak at a FinTech festival in Singapore to comment on the future of Ripple and cryptocurrency as a whole. While speaking with Ross Leckow, Deputy General Counsel of the International Monetary Fund, Garlinghouse spoke on the importance…

Ripple (XRP) investors are suing Ripple Labs for failing to register as a security before its token offering, in addition to claims that CEO Brad Garlinghouse has been manipulating the price to maximize sales profits, according to Law.com. This is one of many cases made against the digital asset company. Ripple Labs’ Defense Strategy However,…

Last month, Unhashed reported on the delay of Ethereum’s Constantinople hard fork. The proposed upgrade, which introduces five backward-compatible improvements to the blockchain, suffered from consensus issues during its testnet deployment. The new release date was revealed during a core developer meeting held Friday, November 9th. Wednesday, January 16th is the suggested date for mainnet…

On Wednesday, French regulators revealed their plans to lower the capital gains tax on cryptocurrency to that of non-real estate assets, as reported by The Next Web. Right now, French crypto earnings are taxed at 36.2 percent. The proposed change would lower the capital gains tax to a flat-rate of 30 percent — the rate…

One of the largest digital wallets in the world, Blockchain, is giving away millions worth of Stellar (XLM) via an airdrop. The goal is to incentivize mainstream adoption with free assets, as revealed via a blog post. This airdrop is also meant to promote the company’s addition of XLM to its listings, and to celebrate…

Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary was this year, and on that day, a Silicon Valley-based project called Omni Fund made available the world’s first blockchain platform for “decentralized peer to peer insurance funds,” as revealed via a press release. Omni takes advantage of smart contracts to mitigate the need for a third-party insurance company. This change ensures…

Global Blockchain Ventures (GBV), a group driving “innovation in a blockchain enabled future”, announced a $100,000,000 blockchain technology-focused venture capital fund alongside Stonegate Digital Capital group, according to a press release. Stonegate Digital fronted a seven-figure investment to start. “We’ve assembled a dream team of leaders in finance and technology that will accelerate Blockchain innovations…

Change Healthcare, a group dedicated to “inspiring a better healthcare system,” is partnering with TIBCO and its Connected Intelligence Cloud to bring smart contracts to the healthcare industry. The collaboration will result in the first ever healthcare smart contract system, as revealed via a press release. The two companies will combine their services, TIBCO’s “Project…

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